Tony Award nominee Daniel Sunjata, who plays the brash ballplayer who comes out of the closet in the drama, will leave the lauded play Jan. 4, 2004.

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Watford was last seen in NYC as "Burrhead" in Randal Myler's award-winning production of Hank Williams' Lost Highway. Other recent New York City credits include The Glory of Living (directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman), Tim Blake Nelson's Anadarko and The Gathering.

Greenberg's play about the incident-packed season of a Yankees-like ball team won the 2003 Tony for Best Play, plus Tonys for Best Direction (Joe Mantello) and Best Featured Actor in a Play (Denis O'Hare).

Performances continue at the Walter Kerr Theatre.

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Greenberg's The Violet Hour opens Nov. 6 at the Biltmore Theatre as a presentation of Manhattan Theatre Club.